AbaR4-Type Resistance Island Including the bla OXA-23 Gene in Acinetobacter nosocomialis Isolates

• DOI: 10.1128/aac.00923-12
• Publication Date: 2012-06-12T05:39:27Z
• Authors: Dae Hun Kim; Ji Young Choi; Sook-In Jung; Visanu Thamlikitkul; Jae-Hoon Song; Kwan Soo Ko
• Keywords: 0301 basic medicine; Cross Infection; Acinetobacter; Microbial Sensitivity Tests; Thailand; beta-Lactamases; Anti-Bacterial Agents; 3. Good health; 03 medical and health sciences; Carbapenems; Drug Resistance, Multiple, Bacterial; Republic of Korea; Humans; Acinetobacter Infections

ABSTRACT

This study reports for the first time the AbaR4-type resistance island with the bla OXA-23 gene in two carbapenem-resistant A. nosocomialis isolates from South Korea and Thailand.